C2C Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern: Free Ombré Color-Block

The six bands, Cream to Plum. The picture shows the design; yours will differ a little. Preview picture, not a photo of crochet.

This C2C baby blanket crochet pattern is free, and it fades from Cream to Plum in six soft color bands. Every row is one solid color, so no yarn is carried. It comes in two sizes, with every row written out and the yardage for each color.

The Stroller is 29 x 35 boxes (about 30 x 36 in) and the Large is 35 x 45 boxes (about 36 x 46 in). You can also download the pattern as a PDF (Letter and A4).

C2C Baby Blanket at a Glance: 6 Colors, Light Corner to Dark Corner

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Why Six Solid Colors Instead of a Gradient Yarn?

A gradient (self-striping) yarn is a fine shortcut, and you can use one here. But a gradient decides where each color change falls. With six solid colors, you decide. Here the bands are set by row number: Cream rows 1 to 10, Blush 11 to 21, Dusty Rose 22 to 32, Mauve 33 to 43, Berry 44 to 53 and Plum 54 to 63 (Stroller). You also get the yardage for each color, so you can buy only what you need. The trade-off is more ends to weave in, because you cut and join six colors. If you use one gradient yarn instead, the color changes will not land on the rows listed here.

C2C Baby Blanket Size: 30 x 36 in or 36 x 46 in

Stroller: about 30 x 36 in

Large: about 36 x 46 in

Size table

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Abbreviations (US)

How Much Yarn Does a C2C Baby Blanket Need? Yardage by Color

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Gauge: One Box Is About One Inch

How Many Rows? The 3 Phases of C2C

Every C2C blanket has the same 3 phases. Phase 1, increase: each row starts and ends with a new box, so the row grows by one box. Phase 2, shift: you increase on one side and decrease on the other, so the row keeps the same length. Phase 3, decrease: each row loses a box at both ends, down to one box in the last row. Stroller: rows 1 to 29 increase (1 to 29 boxes), rows 30 to 35 shift (29 boxes), rows 36 to 63 decrease. Large: rows 1 to 35 increase, rows 36 to 45 shift (35 boxes), rows 46 to 79 decrease. That is 63 rows for the Stroller and 79 for the Large.

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How to Work One C2C Row (Boxes, Increases, Decreases)

Changing Color Between Rows, With No Yarn Carried

On the last pull-through of the last stitch of the last row of a band, draw the next color through. If that row ends with a sl st, draw the new color through that sl st. No yarn is carried inside a row, because each row is one color.

Stroller rows (1 to 63)

Start increase: ch 6, turn, dc in the 4th ch from the hook and in each of the next 2 ch (a new first box). Then sl st in the ch-3 sp of the next box of the row below. Start decrease: turn, sl st in each of the 3 dc of the LAST box of the row below (the box next to your hook), then sl st in its ch-3 sp. Across the row: ch 3, 3 dc in the ch-3 sp you are in (this makes a box), then sl st in the ch-3 sp of the next box of the row below; repeat. So every box of the row below receives one new box. End increase: make the last box as usual in the last ch-3 sp. End decrease: sl st in the last ch-3 sp and stop: no box there. Boxes in a row = boxes in the row before + 1 if the start is an increase – 1 if the end is a decrease.

Large rows (1 to 79)

Same row types as the Stroller. Only the color bands and the row where the shaping changes are different.

Ombre Color Plan: Which Rows Are Which Color

Each color is a block of whole rows. Stroller: Cream rows 1-10, Blush 11-21, Dusty Rose 22-32, Mauve 33-43, Berry 44-53, Plum 54-63. Large: Cream rows 1-13, Blush 14-26, Dusty Rose 27-40, Mauve 41-53, Berry 54-66, Plum 67-79. Boxes by color, Stroller: Cream 55, Blush 176, Dusty Rose 291, Mauve 283, Berry 155, Plum 55. Large: Cream 91, Blush 260, Dusty Rose 454, Mauve 419, Berry 260, Plum 91.

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Color bands (row numbers)

The Plum Border: Two Rounds of Single Crochet

The border is worked in Plum. Stroller: round 1 is 372 sc and round 2 is 380 sc. Large: round 1 is 468 sc and round 2 is 476 sc. Plum includes the border in the yardage above.

How Long Does It Take? Hours by Size

About 10-15 hours for the Stroller and about 14-22 hours for the Large, with weaving in ends and the border. These are estimates, not timed, and the range is wide because people crochet at very different speeds.

Finishing

After the last row (a single box in the top left corner), fasten off, then work the 2 border rounds in Plum. Weave in all the ends and wash and dry the blanket as the yarn label says before you gift it.

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C2C Baby Blanket FAQ

Safe Use, Pattern License and More Baby Blankets

This blanket is for supervised use (play, cuddling, the couch). Do not leave it in a crib or bassinet with a sleeping baby: safe-sleep guidance from the AAP says no loose blankets for babies under 12 months. Check that every end is woven in.

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